School Life

After School

Newtown Friends School’s after-school opportunities vary depending on the time of year and the age of the student. Options include extended day care, after-school clubs, and interscholastic athletics.

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After School Clubs

The after school club program, available to students in grades Pre-K through eighth, provides enrichment activities and learning opportunities designed to encourage students to explore and develop new skills and share their talents and interests with the NFS community.

Experienced instructors - NFS faculty and members of the local community - are committed to sharing their expertise in club topics and to providing the best possible learning experience for each student.

Each club meets once per week from 3:30 - 4:30. For more information, please contact Sarah Buxton, Program Director.
Athletics

NFS’s interscholastic sports teams attract a large number of energetic student-athletes, many of whom play all three seasons. Teams are open to fifth graders and middle schoolers, with a few teams available to fourth graders. Participation, camaraderie, skill development, sportsmanship, and having fun are all stressed, and games—especially big games—often draw enthusiastic crowds of parents and fellow students.

For more information on after-school sports, click here.
Extended Day Care

Extended day care is available for all NFS students, Monday through Friday from the close of school until 6 pm. Extended day care is not available in the event of early school closings due to weather.

For more information about Extended Day Care, contact the Business Office at 215-968-2225, x104. To contact a member of the Extended Day staff, please call 267-718-9284 (grades 2-8) or 267-750-9810 (grades Pre-K, K and 1), after 3:00pm.
Instrumental Music

The Grand School of Music at Newtown Friends School offers individual classical music lessons during and after school hours. Students may take lessons in piano, cello, viola and violin. The Grand School of Music is co-led by Noelle Casella Grand, professional cellist and Sebastian Grand, professional pianist and conductor, both graduates of the Royal Academy of Music in London.

For more information regarding The Grand School of Music at Newtown Friends School, please see the Arts page.